Barkhia Karakov

Barkhia Karakov (18 October 1972-4 January 2006) was a Caucasus Emirate leader during the Second Chechen War.

Biography
Barkhia Karakov was born in Kolob, Dagestan ASSR, Soviet Union to a family of Sunni Muslim Lezgians. Karakov was opposed to the rule of Russia over Muslim lands, so he joined the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria's army to resist the Russian Army in the First Chechen War in the 1990s. Karakov gained experience in the war with Russia, and in the 2000s he fought in the Second Chechen War as the leader of "Combat Group Karakov". On 4 January 2006 he was killed in an FSB raid.